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Xreal’s New $299 ‘xbx’ Smart Glasses Channel Xbox Vibes

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May 27, 2026 9:54 AM

These display smart glasses can connect to a phone, laptop, or gaming handheld and project the screen to your eyeballs.

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Xreal, known for its high-end display-centric smart glasses, is making its gear more accessible. On Wednesday, the company revealed a new sub-brand—X By Xreal—focused on lightweight display glasses that start at $299.

Xreal is the Chinese tech company that makes screen-forward smart glasses. Its devices connect to a phone, desktop, or console and provide a display that beams large, high-quality video directly into the wearer’s eyeballs. The glasses are meant to provide a sharp, reasonably comfortable way to play games or watch movies on a big screen, without having to crane your neck down at a phone, laptop, or gaming handheld.

X By Xreal, or xbx for short, sounds a little like Microsoft’s popular gaming console, but Xreal thinks...

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